Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 1.8% more expensive than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 44.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 16.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 16.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 1.9% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.0% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 8.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€8.99
|
$4.90
F CFA2,827
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.22
|
$9.43
F CFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.20
|
$1.31
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.03
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.19
|
$0.90
F CFA519
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.55
|
$7.28
F CFA4,197
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.09
|
$6.18
F CFA3,567
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.40
|
$4.90
F CFA2,827
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.68
|
$5.93
F CFA3,420
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.44
F CFA256
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.22
|
$0.07
F CFA43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.94
|
$4.52
F CFA2,607
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€34.65
|
$25.57
F CFA14,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,516.08
|
$32,027.10
F CFA18,473,121
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€7.98
|
$6.94
F CFA4,005
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.14
|
$45.27
F CFA26,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€411.21
|
$433.95
F CFA250,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€283.74
|
$225.47
F CFA130,051
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€173.08
|
$75.86
F CFA43,755
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€376.08
|
$765.65
F CFA441,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,768.22
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,330,960
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.40
|
$1.55
F CFA895
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.69
|
$2.04
F CFA1,178
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.35
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€37.56
|
$57.19
F CFA32,985
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.80
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€67.27
|
$89.86
F CFA51,833
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€37.96
|
$57.19
F CFA32,985
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€74.23
|
$81.69
F CFA47,121
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€106.11
|
$106.20
F CFA61,258
|
|
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